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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-24512 affects Kubernetes ingress-nginx. A user who can create or modify Ingress paths may inject nginx configuration, potentially causing code execution in the ingress-nginx controller and exposing Kubernetes Secrets. Business urgency is highest where many teams or tenants can manage Ingress objects.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority for Kubernetes environments using ingress-nginx, especially shared clusters. The core business risk is possible controller compromise and Secret exposure from a low-privileged Kubernetes user.
Technical view
The vulnerable input is `rules.http.paths.path` in an Ingress resource. The CVE describes improper input handling allowing nginx configuration injection. Impact includes arbitrary code execution in the ingress-nginx controller context and disclosure of Secrets accessible to that controller; the CVE notes default installations may allow cluster-wide Secret access.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely in Kubernetes clusters running ingress-nginx where users, CI/CD systems, or tenants have permission to create or update Ingress resources. Risk increases if the controller can read Secrets broadly, especially cluster-wide.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates network reachability, low attack complexity, low privileges required, and no user interaction. The source bundle does not cite active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and referenced Kubernetes issue. The provided affected version data is not specific, and no fixed version or vendor mitigation is included in the source bundle. No active exploitation is supported by the provided sources.
Mitigation direction
- Check the Kubernetes ingress-nginx issue and CVE record for official fixed-version guidance.
- Restrict who can create or update Ingress resources.
- Review ingress-nginx controller permissions to limit Secret access where possible.
- Audit existing Ingress path values for unexpected configuration-like content.
- Prioritize remediation in multi-tenant or self-service Kubernetes environments.
Validation and detection
- Inventory clusters using Kubernetes ingress-nginx.
- Identify principals with create or update permissions on Ingress resources.
- Review whether the controller can access Secrets cluster-wide.
- Inspect Ingress `rules.http.paths.path` values for anomalous entries.
- Track the referenced Kubernetes issue for patch and mitigation updates.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/136678CVE reference
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